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Tue 25 Mar 2014, 8:39 AM AEDT

In this update: A suspected neck injury to Alex McKinnon sours Melbourne Storm’s win over Newcastle; the Northern Mystics beat the Adelaide Thunderbirds in Auckland; South Africa beat new Zealand by two runs in the T20 World Cup.

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MELBOURNE STORM WON THE GAME BUT A SUSPECTED NECK INJURY TO NEWCASTLE FORWARD ALEX MCKINNON SOURED LAST NIGHT'S NRL MATCH. THE FINAL SCORE WAS 28-20 AND CRAIG BELLAMY'S MEN REMAIN UNBEATEN IN 2014. BUT AN AWKWARD TACKLE ON MCKINNON SAW HIM LAY ALMOST MOTIONLESS FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE BEING STRETCHERED FROM THE GROUND. THE PLAYER WAS TAKEN TO THE ALFRED HOSPITAL.NEWCASTLE COACH WAYEN BENNETT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY UPDATES AFTER THE MATCH.THE NORTHERN MYSTICS HAVE BEATEN THE ADELAIDE THUNDERBIRDS AFTER TONIGHT'S TRANS-TASMAN NETBALL MATCH IN AUCKLAND WENT INTO EXTRA TIME. IT ENDED THE THUNDERBIRDS RECORD WINNING STREAK AT 16. THE SIDES WERE LOCKED AT 56-ALL AT THE END OF FOUR QUARTERS AFTER THE THUNDERBIRDS EQUALISED IN THE LAST TWO SECONDS OF PLAY. THE MYSTICS WERE ABLE TO BREAKAWAY IN EXTRA TIME TO WIN 71 GOALS TO THE THUNDERBIRDS 68. THERE WAS A SERIOUS INJURY IN THIS MATCH TOO... THUNDERBIRD WING ATTACK LEIGH WADDINGTON BADLY TWISTED HER KNEE AND WAS STRETCHERED OFF WITH A COUPEL OF MINUTES REMAINING IN REGULAR TIME.SOUTH AFRICA BEAT NEW ZEALAND BY TWO RUNS IN T20 WORLD CUP OVERNIGHT. DALE STEYN WON HIS TEAM THE MATCH WITH FOUR WICKETS FOR 17 RUNS. NETHERLANDS' SCORE OF 39 ALL OUT IS THE LOWEST IN T20 INTERNATIONALS. SRI LANKA CHASED THE TARGET IN FIVE OVERS.